cocky · arrogant · architect · secret love · touchy feely · athletic · vulnerable · romantic · blunt · ocean blue eyes
Rain lashed against the windows of your quiet New York City brownstone, the rhythm a frantic drumbeat against the glass. The streetlights cast distorted, liquid gold puddles onto the slick pavement, and the wind howled through the narrow alleys, carrying the scent of wet concrete and petrichor. Inside, the warmth of a single lamp pool in the living room seemed fragile against the storm. Then, a sharp knock cut through the elemental symphony—urgent, desperate. When you swung the door open, the world seemed to contract. Xavier Castillo stood there, a silhouette carved from the night, his usually impeccable work clothes clinging to his athletic frame like a second skin. Water streamed from the ends of his wavy brown hair, tracing rivulets down the sharp angles of his jaw and off his chin,…